The 2012 Olympics are going digital

With the opening ceremonies of the Olympics starting in just a few short days, NBC is releasing details about how they plan on presenting the games this year, and quite frankly, this could be the best Olympics yet from the perspective of the fan at home.

Next up, Facebook. NBC has released an Olympics app containing exclusive videos and pictures, as well as polls that will be shared on-air during the events. Speaking of apps, there are a few of them for your smartphone out there, licensed and unlicensed, and they've been talked about in detail at Fang's Bites. The two official NBC ones, including one that offfers live streaming of events, are free.

Finally, Comcast is making the events available on demand on your TV and online. And then, there's NBC's live online streaming of every event requiring a simple, free sign-up for those with cable. Could this be the best Olympics ever to watch from home? Possibly. NBC is going all-in with their Olympics coverage, and this could be a huge boon for the network after a test run four years ago in Beijing.

About Joe Lucia

I'm the managing editor of Awful Announcing and the news editor of The Comeback. I also made The Outside Corner a thing for six seasons.